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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.05.2014 (43) Date of publication: 27.08.2014 Bulletin 2014/35 (21) Application number: 12842303.5 (22) Date of filing: 16.10.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16N 27/00(2006.01) F16N 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/060407 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/059185 (25.04.2013 Gazette 2013/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 17.10.2011 US 201113274432 (71) Applicant: Lincoln Industrial Corporation St Louis, Missouri 63120 (US)	(72) Inventors: ARENS, Thomas M. St. Louis, Missouri 63120 (US) CONLEY, Paul G. St. Louis, Missouri 63120 (US) (74) Representative: Keil & Schaafhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Friedrichstrasse 2-6 60323 Frankfurt am Main 60323 Frankfurt am Main (DE)